Wednesday, September 4, 2013

7eventh Time Down - Just Say Jesus 2013 English Christian Album Download

Just Say Jesus is the latest Christian Rock album released by American Christian Rock band, 7eventh Time Down pronounced as Seventh Time Down. This album was released on September 03, 2013 and released under the label BEC Recordings.

Album Details ::

Album :: Just Say Jesus

Artist :: 7eventh Time Down

Release Date :: September 03, 2013

Genre :: Pop/Rock

Label :: BEC RecordingsLocation :: Mount Vernon, KY, USA

History ::

The best songs are those that are heard when we need them most—the ones
that become lifelines of truth in the midst of uncertainty. Enter “Just
Say Jesus,” the powerful title track and lead single from 7eventh Time
Down’s sophomore album.

A little boy hears the song after
losing a friend in a biking accident and asks his mom if it was written
about the tragedy. A mother and father mourn the one-year
anniversary of the death of their daughters, and the song helps them
through the tear-filled day. A grown man who lost his father is
comforted by the song in the wake of childhood memories.

One song, three very different scenarios.

“It’s way bigger than we are as a band. It’s way bigger than we
could’ve hoped for because God’s using it,” offers lead singer Mikey
Howard of the single’s resonance. The constant stream of stories from
fans remind all four band members—Howard (lead vocals, rhythm guitar),
Cliff Williams (bass), Eric Van Zant (lead guitar) and Austin Miller
(drums)—of the power of a song to impact lives. For the Kentucky-bred
foursome who grew up playing music together, it’s a privilege to get to
steward this song, as well as the others on their new release.

Their second full-length project on BEC Recordings finds the band
sharing some narratives of their own on Just Say Jesus. “There’s a story
told in each song,” Williams explains. “We write about living and what
inspires us because Christians are real people. As believers, God will
inspire you. It’s going to be the biggest part of who you are. That
doesn’t mean at times you’re not going to write a song that’s reflective
of who you used to be. We’re just southern dudes who’ve got dirty pasts
just like all the other people who have come to know God.”

The
longtime friends are quick to admit that while brokenness is a part of
every believer’s life, it’s important to not remain in a place of guilt
and shame. The band isn’t interested in pity parties. Instead, they
choose to celebrate redemption through their music. “We only touch on a
little bit of the brokenness because we feel like that part of our story
is the smallest part,” Howard shares. “We focus on what God has done in
us through His son Jesus and the cross… We quickly get to the bigger
part of the story, the resurrection part, and that’s what our focus is
as a ministry—life, resurrection, joy.”

“There’s a lot of hope
in this record,” Van Zant adds. He’s quick to acknowledge the power in
the simplicity of the new album’s title: “The name of Jesus, nothing
trumps that. That’s it. Nothing trumps the name of Jesus ever.”

While every bit as loud and hook-laden as their 2011 debut, Just Say
Jesus is a more aggressive, focused and cohesive effort. All four
members co-wrote the majority of the 10 tracks, while also lyrically
collaborating with respected songwriters Ian Eskelin, Jeff Pardo and
Tony Wood. Eskelin (Stellar Kart, Hawk Nelson) produced two of the
tracks, while Howard produced the additional eight—a daunting, yet
rewarding task for the front man. “It was a great experience. I learned
so much,” Howard says. “I had [some producer friends] on speed dial, and
if I had questions, I would call them, and they just really sewed into
me as a producer and as a writer and just helped me hone in on the
craft.”

Ironically, the majority of the album was cut in
Howard’s basement studio in Mount Vernon, Ky., the same basement of his
childhood home where the band recorded their first song when they were
young teens.

Songs like the anthemic “Hurricanes,” the blazing
“Renegade” and the iconic “Religious and Famous” provide a sonic assault
to the senses, while lyrically radiating a clear message of truth.
Miller hopes listeners will find their voice amidst the songs. “As
Christians, a lot of times, we get caught up in how to word [our]
prayers,” he says, “or you feel like you have to be really philosophical
in everything you do, but in reality the Gospel’s simple, and it’s
true.”

The second time around, every note and lyric is etched
with intentionality. The up-tempo “One I’m Running To” harbors a melody
line that sets the pace of racing toward God as the title implies. “This
song is about those moments where you have a really big choice to let
the weight of life totally crush you...or in spite of that, in that
moment making the choice to run toward Christ as fast as you can because
you know He’s the only way out, those moments when we choose Christ
above all else,” Howard reflects.

For 7eventh Time Down, every
song is an opportunity for ministry. The band has toured with a long
list of impressive artists, including Newsboys, for King & Country,
KJ-52, Manafest, Fireflight and Stellar Kart, among others, and was
recently a featured artist on Air 1’s popular “Club Awesome Tour.”
Logging nearly 100 shows a year, the band members are true road
warriors, carrying full production for their live shows since their
earliest days together, handling everything from sound and lighting to
stage set-up themselves.

In an effort to expand their ministry
beyond their music, the band partners with CURE International, a
non-profit that operates hospitals and programs in 27 countries
worldwide where patients receive surgical treatment and have the
opportunity to hear the Gospel. During the “Club Awesome Tour” alone,
more than 38 surgeries were funded.

“It’s literally what Jesus
did. He showed up in town; He taught them, and then He healed the sick.
He healed them and they received Christ,” Williams observes. “That’s
what’s happening with CURE International. They’re going and performing
surgeries, healing afflictions and sharing the love of God.”

Whether it’s through a radio single, a tour or their work with CURE
International, 7eventh Time Down desires to carry the banner that the
God they serve is bigger than any circumstance, any hurt or any music
career. Howard aptly sums up the heart of their message as a band: “We
just want to gently remind people that no matter what kind of junk
you’re carrying around, Jesus is enough.”